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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-09-28
Wine in Central New York.


One of the most beautiful bodies of
water in this country, writes a Penn
Van correspondent of the Buffulo Ex-
press, is Lake Keuka, in Central New
York. 1t presents the most striking
scenery of all the lakes OF Central New
York. "Bluf Point" B. high, steep
promintory, which splits the lake in
two, is at q point about q half q mile
wide, and is literally covered with
vineyards. The point rises to g.
height of 800 feet above the water,
making it q strikingly beautiful spot.
On the extreme height of Bluff Point
stands the old Wagner mansion from
whose cupola seven surrounding
counties may be seen. From this
height you have most beautiful view
of the pine.clad slopes, thick wooded
ravlnes, high rocky cliffs, abrupt
banks, large grape basket factories,
and immense wine cellars, all of which
are clearly pictured on the blue
depths of Keuka below. At the head
of the grape region is Hammondsport,
and g. short distance from this place
is Pleasant Valley, the center Of the
grape growing country. This great
industry was first started in this vi
cinity in 1854. The Catawba and Isa-
bella varieties were then most COM
mon. Now nearly every variety is
grown about the lake, including Della
wares, Niagaras, Dianas, Salems, Ell
viras, Oportos, JONAS, Concords,
Brightons, Clintons, Ives, together
with many fancy varieties. The
principal grapes grown most extern
sively are the Concords, Delawares
and the Catawbas. This region seems
to be particularly fitted for these va
rieties, which here grow to g. greater
size and of q richer flavor than in any
other location.
There is q great contrast between
grapes raised upon this and the Sena-
ca Lake. Branching from the vicini-
ty OF Branchport are the vineyards in
Middlesex Vine Valley and West
River. In these wide regions it is esti-
mated that from 5000 to 10000
acres are devoted to vineyards. At
least calculation 5000 to 1000 are
in full bearing. Averaging two tons
to the acre would bring 24,OOO,OOO
pounds of grapes, and at 81 cents per
pound, realizes $4,000 per year.
This season the production will be
even greater. AT least 100000
will be brought into this vicinity.
The earlier varieties are being shipped
in large quantities at the present
time, while the others are rapidly IL
pening. The wine industry about
Lake Keuka is simply immense. The
leading and most widely known are
the Pleasant Valley, New Urbane,
and the Hammondsport wine com.
panies. There are many other cellars
located on all sides Of the lake. All
these companies and cellars combined
represent capital of $75O,OOO.
From 4, 1000 to 5000 tons of grapes
are annually pressed, which manufac-
ture from 100000 to 100000 gall
Ions OF still wines, and over 1,1OO,-
900 bottles of champagne, and give
employment to over 1000 men. The
grapes and wine of this district are
claimed to be the best in America
Gold Seal champagne has taken med
ais in Paris, Philadelphia, and numer-
Gus other internationale xpositions.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-09-28

A LITTLE child, seeing another some
what older than herself, looking IN at
the garden gate, ran to her IN q most
friendly manner. "What is 90 Manner
she asked several times without receiv'
ing an answer. Where do 90 lib p,
she continued, with the same effect.
THE visitor then slowly walked away.
and the socially inclined child called
after her. ''Dib my lub to 90 mamma
90 tnOrid u
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-09-28
Age to Feed Hogs.

Prof. Sanborn, OF Missouri Agricul-
tural College, has been making some
very careful experiments as to what
age it is best TO feed and dispose of
hogs. A good thrifty shoat weighing
fifty pounds, if properly fed will gain
one pound per day. A hog weighing
$50 pounds will require twice as much
food as the pig OF fifty pounds, to
make it gain the one pound per day.
This clearly establishes the fact, if the
premises are true that it does not
pay to keep hogs over nine months Of
age, when they can and should weigh
275 pounds. Feed SO SIS to have g.
continuous growth to eight Or nine
months Of age, when it will not pay
as we'll to keep them any longer.
This is the conclusion Prof. Sanborn
has come to. Previously to the an
nouncement of his experiments, it had
become the general opinion that early
maturity was the most profitable.
But the mass Of hog feeders were not
aware that it took twice as much feed
to produce e. pound OF pork on q hog
fifteen months old, as it did on one
five months old. But it is pretty
conclusive Sanborn's experiments are
nearly reliable.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-09-28
Striking Hard Murphies.
From the New York Times.

There are not many things hard
or than piano keys. A genius is
now making them out OF pota-
toes. There is nothing softer than
paste. Another genius is MAX
Ing that out of potatoes. A bot
tier who is giving it trial on his la
bells praises it far BIS he has gone, alike
for it's adhesiveness and for it's disin.
clination to become offensive through
decomposition.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-09-28

The last Italian Importation of the
count species was asked at fashion
able party to play the piano. True to
his early training and occupation he
felt all around the instrument for the
handle.-L Lancaster Examiner.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-09-28
Trimming the Grape Vine.

The best time to trim the grape
vines is as coon as the leaves drop in
the fall, bur it may be done any time
during the fall or winter, the object
being to give the wound time to heal
before the sap starts IN the spring.
There is not much danger OF cutting
them back too hard.
In cutting back young and feeble
vines they should be cut back to one
or two buds, and only one allowed to
grow until you get good strong vine
of eight Or ten feet growth. You
may then leave about Is inches, and
if you wish to train your vines on the
arm system you may let the two up
per buds grow, cutting them back at
the end of the season to about four
feet, and bending them down the fol-
lowing spring in opposite directions
and fastening them to the lower bar
of your trellis, letting your fruiJing
canes grow up perpendicular about
one foot apart, cutting them back in
thefall to two buds.
Ii you wish to train your vines on
the fan system 1.-THE one most COM
monty practiced) you may let three
or four buds grow from your eighteen
inch vine, cutting back In the fall each
new growth to the two good buds,
and | think that in this, as we'll as in
the arm system, this rule of cutting
back should be practical every year.
Thin out your vine by removing the
uppermost branches entirely, as they
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-08-20
Physicians Have Found Out

That a communicating and foreign
element in the blood, developed by
Indigestion, is the cause of rheuma-
tism. This settles upon the sensitive
sub-cutaneous covering Of the muscles
and ligaments of the joints, causing
constant and shifting pain, and ag-
gregating as calcareous, chalky de-
posit which produces stiffness and
distortion of the joints. No fact
which experience has demonstrated
in regard to Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters has stronger evidence to sup
port it than this, namely, that this
medicine of comprehensive uses
checks the formidable and atrocious
disease, nor is it less positively estab-
lished that it is preferable to the
poisons often used to arrest it, since
the medicine contains only salutary
ingredients. 1t is also signal REM
edy for malarial fevers, constipation,
dyspepsia, kidney and bladder all
ments, debility and other disorders.
See that you get the genuine.
aug5*4t
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-08-20
CHAPTER II.
THE BLACK HAND.

In due course we left Lamu, and ten days
afterwards we found ourselves ct spot called
Charra, on the Tana river, having gone
through many adventures which need not be
recorded here.
At Charra we had violent quarrel with
the headman Of the bearers we had hired to
go as far as this, and who now wished to ex-
tort large extra payment from Us. In the re-
suit he threatened TO set the Masai--about
whom more anon-on to u.s. That night he,
with all our hired bearers, bolted, stealing
most of the goods which had been intrusted
to them to carry. Luckily, however, they
had not happened to steal our rifles, ammuni-
ton and personal effects; not because of any
delicacy Of feeling on their part, but owing
to the fact that they CHANGED to be in the
ebargeof the five Wakwafs After thatsit
was clear to US that we had had enough Of
caravans and Of bearers. Indeed, we had not
much lett for caravan to carry. And yet
how wers we to get ont
Il was Good who solved the question.
"Here is water, (" he said, pointing to the Tana
river; sand yesterday saw a party Of ma
tives hunting hippopotami in canoes under
stand that Mr.. Mackenzies mission station Is
on the Tana river. Why not get into canoes
and paddle up to itF
This brilliant suggestion was, needless to
say, received with reclamation; and In
stantly set to work u bssy suitable canoes
from tho surrounding natives. / succeeded,
after delay Of three days, IN obtaining tUo
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-08-20
Tie Co;,s,,ls Ynra.

at is very kind Of you to come round,n
sail, ~ WY Of rla,iing remark; "it must
have byen heavy walking in the SHOW"
They said nothing, but Sir Henry slowly
filled his pipe and lit ii with burning en-
Der. As be leaned forward to do SO the fire
got hold OF . gasiy bit cf pine and flared up
brightly, throwing ths whole scene into
strong relief and thought what splendid
looking man he is. Calm, powerful face,
clear cut features, largo gray eyes, yellow
beard and hail'-alJogether a magnificent
specimen Of the higher type of humanity.
Nor did his form belle his face. / have never
seen wider shoulders or a deeper chest In
deed, Sir Henry's girth Is SO great that,
though he is six foot two high, no does not
strike one as a tall iaao As looked at him
could not help thinking what curious
contrast riy little dried up self presented to
his grail face and form. Imagine to your
self q small, withered, yellow faced man of
S. with thin hands, large brown eyes, head
of griz2led hair cut short and standing up
Hike a half worn scrubbing brush-total
weight in my clothes, nine stone six-and
you will get a very fair iiea of Allan Quater,
main, commonly called Hunter Quatermain,
..sr by the natives "Macnmazahn"-ang
he VINO keeps bright lookout at night, or,
in vulgar English, a sharp fellow who is not
to be taken in.
%~Then there was Good, who is not like either
,of US, being short, dark, stout-very stout
With twinkling black eyes, in ono of which
ian eve glass overwhelmingly fixed. Isay stout,
but it is mild term; regret to state that
Of late years Good has been running to storn-
Eacg ina most dissraceful way. Sir Henry
tells him that 1t comes from idleness and
overfeeding, and Good does not like it at all
lshouph he cannot deny it.
They sat and smoked and drank whisky
and water, and stood by the fire also snok
ing and looking at them.
{. At last spoke. "Old friends, said, show
.Iou- IS It since we got back from Kukuana
three years. said Good. @Why do yol
Rkf ~ 49, r -. ~
,onr enough spell OF civilization. am goinl
hack to the vcldt
Sir Henry laid his head back in his arm
>,'sir and laughed one OF his deep laughs
aHoss very oddls be said; sch. Goodss
Good beamsd at me mysteriously throusl
his eve glass. and rlatmurea, Yes, odd
very old : .---
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-08-20
ITO be Continued
Greatly Excited.

Not few OF the citizens OF Clarks-
vile have recently become greatly ex-
cited over the astounding facts, that sew
eral OF their friends who had been pro-
nouned by their physicians as incurable
and beyond all hopes-sufiering with
that dreaded monster Consumption
have been completely cured by DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton, the only remedy that does posi-
lively cure all throat and lung diseases,
Coughs, Colds, Asthma and Bronchitis.
Trial bottle free at Owen & Moore, 3
Drug Store, large bottles 81,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-08-20

ioees mere rs the Cute OF Cne7p."
to long rows of notches cut in the rhinoceros
horn handle of his ak. Number them, Macu-
mazahn-l 03-and have never counted but
those whom have ripped open, nor have l
reckoned those whom another man had
struck"
"Bc SILENT" / said, for saw that be was
getting the blood fever on him; "be silent;
we'll ert thou called the 'Saughterer.' We
would not hear of thy deeds of blood. Re
member, il thou CONTEST with us we fight not
SAGE in self defense. Listen; we need SER
wants. These menn-and pointed to the
Wakwaf, who had retired little way dur
ing our "indaba" (talk)-"say they viii not
fome.n
"Will not comet" shouted Umslopogaas;
where is the dog who says no will not come
when my Father orders9 Here, thou"-- and
with single bound be sprung upon the WAX
wad with whom had first spoken, and seiz-
ing him by the arm, dragged him towards us.
Thou dog" he said, giving the terrified man
a shake, "didst thou say that thou wouldst
not so with my FatherG Say it once moro and
| viii choke thee"-and his long fingers closed
around his throat as he said it--"thee, AID
those with thee. Hast thou forgotten how I
served thy brothergn
"Nay, we win come with the white man, ,
gasped the man.
"White mani" went on Umslopogaas, In SIM
ulated fury, which very little provocation
would have made real enough; "of whom
speakest thou, insolent dogs"
"Nay, we viii go with the great chief"
$50" said Umsiopogaas, in quiet voice. as
he suddenly relensnd hia hold ca that the man
fell backward. 81 thought you would"
"That man Umslopogaas seems to have q
curious moral ascendency over his compan
IONS" Good afterwards remarked, thought
fully.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-08-20

tlous, ever plsttlng to DO great, I fear me that
thou last os-rreachcd thyself OF last Years
ago, when thou wouldst have plotted against
Cetywayo son Of Pandn, warned thee, and
thou dldut lIsson. But now. when was not
by thee 10 stay thy hand, thou hast dug pit
for thine own feet 10 fall in Is II not sol
but what Is done Is done. Who can make
tho dead treo green or gnzs upon last years
sunl Who can recall tho spoken word or
bring back the spirit OF tho falleni That
which Time swallows comes not up again.
Let 1t be forgottenl
"And now. behold, Umslorogaas, know
theo for great warrior and a brave man,
faithful 10 the death. Even In Zululand,
wherc all the men are brave, they called thee
tho 'Slaughterer,' and at night told stories
round the fiio Of thy strength and deeds.
Hear mo now. Thou seest this great man, my
friendn-and pointed to Sir Henry; she also
i a warrior rs great as thou and strong as
thou art; ho could throw thee over bis shout
ler. Incubu is his name And thou seest
this ono also; him with the round stomach,
the shining eye and tho pleasant face. Bong
wan" glass eye) lis hisnamc, and good man
IS he, and true, being OF a curious tribe who
Pass their life upon the water and live IN float
ing kraals.
swell, we three whom thou seest would
travel inland, past Dongo Egere, the great
white mountain" oft Kenia), aand far into
the unknown beyond. We know not what
wo shall find there; we go to hunt and seek
adventures and new places, being tired Of sit
ting still with the same old things around US.
WIT thou come with usi To thee she'll be
given command of all our servants; but what
shall befall thee, that know not Once be-
fore we three journeyed thus in search of adj
venture, and We took with us a man such as
lhou-one Umbopa; ard, behold, we left him
tho king OF great country, with twenty
lmpis' (regiments), "each of three thousand
rlumed warriors, waiting on his word. How
it shall go with thee know not; mayhap
death awaits thee and u.s. Wilt thou throw
thyself to Fortune and come, or fearest thou,
Umslopogaasl"
The great man smiled "Thou art not al.
together right, Macumazahn," he said; 81
have plotted in my time, but it was not am.
btion that led me TO my fall, but, shame on
me that should have to say 1t, felr
woman's face. Lot it pass. So we IRE goilg
TO see something like the old times again,
Macumazahn, when we fought and hunted in
zululandl Ay, ] win come Come life,
come death, what care /, SO that the blows
fall fast and the blood runs redl grow old,
grow old, and have not fought enough
And yet am / warrior among warriors; see
my scars"--and he pointed to countless cica-
trices. stabs and cuts that marked the skin oil
his chest and legs and arms. "See the hole
in my head; the brains gushed out therefrom
| yet did / slay him who smote, and live
Knowest thou how many men have slain
in fair hand to hand combat, MacGmazahn
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-08-20

A FEW days ago, a Mrs. Willis, of
Lawrence, Kansas, kicked to death
her mother, Mrs. Mary Rawlinson
aged II, who resided at Augusta, i'm
in the same State, and had just re-
Gently came to live with her daugh-
ter. TO make the matter more hor-
rible and damnable the deed is said
to have been prompted by avarice,
and desire to handled the old lady's
money. Mrs. j.. grabbed her moth
erby the hair, threw her on the floor,
and beat and kicked her to death.
The devil will one day barbecue that
woman certain.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-08-20
CHAPTER I.
THE CoNsUL's YARN.

A week has passed since the funeral of my
poor boy Harry, and one evening was in
my room walking up and down and thinking,
when there was ring at the outer door.
Going down the steps l opened it myself, and
in came my old friends Sir Henry Curtis and
Capt. John Good, r. N They entered the
vestibulc and sat themselves down before the
wide hearth, where remember a particu-
darby good fire of logs was burning.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-08-20
Syrup Of Figs.

Manufactured only by the California
Fig Syrup Co., San Francisco, CAL, is
Natures Own true Laxative. II is the
most easily taken and the most pleas
antly effective remedy known to cleanse
the system when bilious or cfstive; to
dispel headaches. colds and fevers: to
cure habitral constipation. indigestion,
etc. For sale in so cents and 81 100
bottles by all leading druggist.
Dec 251y
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-08-20

Two men in Memphis went out
and agreed to fight the other day, and
one of them cut the other in eight or
ten places with a knife but, strange
to say, none of the wounds are
likely to prove fatal.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-08-20
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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-08-20

HARVEY CAMPBEsL, an old and
much respected citizen of Nashville,
died In that city on the sth inst.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-08-06
The Freshet in the East.

a careful inspection Of the Hood ass about
Great Darlington, Massachusetts,, shows that
the dcyasts ion has been more w.Gccpread
than reported. Nearly al the crops in the
valley were destroyed, and 1t viii take years
10 restore the laud 70 It's former ferti ity, so
deeply j. II covered With stones and sand
Fought dOwu by HE numerous land slides.
Although The carnage 20 trC p 'rty was very
-rcAt, reports OF ICES Of lite nave been eX-
acgeratcd, only one body tciug found. II lie
sraltdiu Hillside, gust over tnc line In New
York, that MOI 4 MIL is left stand pg or In
working orrtr.
The rain tor at su quehanna, Pennsvl-
vania, WIS the most d ~srructiye tvgr expert
eGctd the track # BE Erie road Tor q thou
sand Ieet has been washed into the Susque-,
hanna river at a Rock, four miles west, mn
prdirg traffic The Jefferson branch Is ahanN
dpatd on account OF laud sl'des. Bridges
nave been washed away aud highways and
roads destroyed. Several houses were carried
q WI the creeks.
The tOwn OF Deposit, New York, IA flooded.
The rains caused the creeks 10 rise rapidly.
AL small bridges have been swept away and
the Dix streams are pouring thrCugl the main
streets, preventing access To many stores and
doirg mu h damage.
a severe electrical storm prevailed in New
York city for a time Tuesday night. Two or
three electrical balls burst near the earth with
loud detonattofs, and a number OF persons,
including the signal service observer, were
severely shocked.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-08-06
A Startling Pred: ction.

Cincinnati Commercial Gazette: Two
hundred years ago in China there was
just such 4 craze about natural Gas as
we have in this country to-day. Gas
wells were sunk with rs much vim and
vlgOr rs the celestials were can bic of.
but owing to Il gas explosion that killed
several Millions Of people and tore up
and destroyed a large district of coun-
try, leaving a large inland sea, known
on the maps rs Lake Foo Chang, the
boring Of any more gas wells was then
and there prohibited by law. Itseems.
according to the Chinese history. that
many large and heavy pressure gas
wells were struck, and in some districts
wells were sunk quite neal TO each
other. Gas was lighted as soon as
struck, rs is done in this country. It
Is stated that n well with its unu-
sualpressurc, 10y induction or back
draught, pulled down into the earth
the burning gas of a smaller well, re-
suiting in a dreadful explosion of a
large district, destroying the inhabi-
tants thereof. Lake Foo Chang rests
on this district. The same catastro-
phe is imminent IN this country unless
the laws restrict further developments
IN boring go many wells. Should q
similar explosion occur there will be
such an %upheaval as will dwarf the
most terrible earthquakes ever known.
The country along the gas belt from
Toledo through Ohio, Indiana, and
Kentucky will be ripped up to the
OF l,2O0 to 800 feet and nopped
over like a pancake. leaving u chasm
through which the waters of Lake Erie
viii come bowling down, filing the
ohio and Mississippi valleys and blot
ing them out forever.